It's something that i recognized, so i clapped when i heard it. Unfortunately i was playing it in VR at that time and that was enough to destroy my controllers.
was I the only one that noticed whenever switching firearms quick enough it looks like Ethan has octopus arms? Seriously switch weapons a bunch, he looks like he has 8 arms lol
@@Artersa His sleeve does indeed reattach itself thanks to the Jesus juice. That's because the Japanese version doesn't have dismemberment, so it doesn't seem as ridiculous. The just becomes temporarily unusable until Ethan heals it in the elevator. Japanese CERO restrictions placed on the "Rated D" version also is the likely cause why, near the end, they felt the need to spell out again what seemed clear just by playing RE7.
I definitely said "Where's everyone going, Bingo?" out loud to absolutely no one at that part in the game, so the beginning of this made me really happy.
Dude making Twilight jokes about a decade since Twilight has been relevant makes me think this is secretly another segment of, “Too late, who gives a shit?”
5:31 "...instead of being startled I feel like I have to move the camera around because I'm missing something that the game wants me to see." I love this line and I can relate to this feeling.
I think my favourite part of the game was TH-cam recommending me 20-30 videos of it despite me having zero interest in shooters or horror games, because nothing sells a game quite like an extremely transparent marketing scheme. Nerrel: *uploads review * Me: "Oh hell yeah! Let me watch it immediately."
Maybe I'm just too used to certain patterns, but with that bell puzzle, I immediately saw the chandelier and thought there's just no way it doesn't have a bell. The one outside was the one that got me for a couple minutes, though, meaning I fell for a really basic logic trick.
The Capcom leaks indicated that moving forward, they intend to drop the numbering scheme for mainline titles so I think your take at the end was about appropriate. I'm expecting that the RE4 remake will build off of the new lore info from VIIIage, and then whatever RE IX is will probably allow for a cleaner break from the overall Umbrella storyline.
Umbrellas been "dead" since RE4 and it wasn't even from the characters but from STOCKS I think from the things we learned and were shown their hinting at an actual return and *actual* satisfying end They could even link it all the way back to RE 4 with Krausers "almost let it slip"
i said pretty much the same thing about the second area being silent hill esc. when you're the only series left you have to be all of them, you know? great video as always nerrel
I think they are taking the, try to appease everyone, route most AAA games do now. Unfortunately, they usually end up appeasing no one now. I preferred RE2 over Silent Hill. Didn't want RE to become Silent Hill with the normal everyday protagonist and all the super natural baloney.
@Dinoraptus, Exactly, I was fine with both existing and doing their respective horror. Lord knows Capcom could use some real competition like Silent Hill today. Unfortunately for Silent Hill, Konami owns it and everything they own is fated to become a pachinko machine lol. And yes, Capcom already had a more super natural IP with Haunting Ground. And they also have another IP perfect for the super powered hero protagonists they went in hard with in Village, Devil May Cry. Dud you know that DMC exists thanks to an early build of RE4 that Shinji Mikami felt was too super powered action for RE and he convinced Capcom to make a new franchise for it instead? Man I miss that brilliance.
This is why game designers are terrified of putting in harder puzzles and mechanics in their games because people get stumped on the easiest things. RE8's puzzles were so easy a 10 year old could solve them by guessing.
Honestly. I had trouble with the chandelier bell and the outside bell. I didn't have to look anything up, but I did leave and come back to reset my brain.
I loved that puzzle alot tbh, think it's fun to find hidden things like that. The one that stumped me for a bit was the one outside the window, was cool finding it for myself!
Ethan patching his hand together with the magic water was so much funnier to me than it probably should've been. But at the same time, I'm actually really satisfied that they embraced the goofiness and tied the overpoweredness of healing items in video games into the universe. In almost every video game with healing items, you can take a near fatal blow to the head, and your character will be fine after wrapping their arm with a bandage. Capcom tying this into the game's canon and turning it into a bit of a joke helped as well to emphasise RE:8 being an amalgam of everything great that's come before it. I had a really good time with this game, and this video was a very satisfying summary of my experience with the game. It's not something that I'd want repeated over and over in the future, but I'm glad it exists, and it's been one of my most enjoyable gaming experiences in a long time.
Edit: SPOLER FOR 8 (just in case) I really don't get why people keep being confused about Ethan's healing powers, and how the juice is really nothing special, maybe even just a placebo. Even back in 7 it was made clear he was infected, and regenerated just like the Bakers did. Hell, that's the whole reason he sees Eveline as a little girl to begin with. Like I guess to people who played 8 without playing 7 first it wouldn't make sense? But to hear people who played both still didn't connect the dots is very odd to me.
How the hell are you not getting more views? You are arguably one of the most insightful, most down to earth youtubers that feels genuine. You know your shit and you articulate it perfectly, you deserve better man, hope all is well!
@@ShamliseG im a terrible player and often have to look things up, but this was one of the easier ones. I cant imagine people had a hard time with it, but I guess so.
I'd Reccommend RE2make or RE4 to start, they're both accessible and show the best of what the series has to offer. Seven is a must play if you want to play this since it is a direct sequel with plot connections. Also REmake on Gamecube is fantastic but kinda archaic and difficult so I wouldn't reccomend starting there.
@@Jof- The RE1 Remake is on Steam and an excellent place to start. I think it's the best game in the series, and I didn't find it particularly difficult even though it was my first RE game. The lack of tank controls helps a LOT. Playing the first three remakes in succession is probably the best thing you can do for yourself in terms of getting into the franchise as a new player.
@@zingbanana It's wasn't built for VR, it's was decided quite late in that VR would be included, it was made first person because that works better for survival horror
One of the issues you mentioned is resolved by having a surround system or headphones that support that kind of 3d sound, enabling you to hear something break behind you, instead of something just breaking.
You’re my favorite reviewer/commentator/analyst on TH-cam. Always spot on with keen observations, intelligent comprehension and fair criticisms. I’m glad you enjoyed 8. I agree with everything you mentioned and also feel that it was the most successful in creating environments that are finally as visually stunning as the fixed backgrounds from earlier games. Especially the castle. Everywhere you look is like a work of art. I also miss the melodic themes from older games, but I thought the ambient music in 8 was a nice subtle touch.
No mention of the half assed implementation of the RE4 inventory system? It's practically non-existent and provides nothing to the gameplay and honestly just feel like they threw it in with no thought behind it whatsoever. I think the crafting system kind of ruined it completely, as crafting materials don't take up any space in your inventory which makes its management mini-game don't serve any purpose other than being an homage to RE4 to please older fans while failing at it miserably. The crafting system becomes its own hidden inventory to some extent as you can craft first aid kits and ammunition on the go whenever you feel like needing it and it won't ever take up space this way. The fact that it pauses the game completely as you craft items kind of takes away the survival aspect of a survival horror game. It's pretty dumb I gotta say and not so well thought out on Capcom's part. As for the overall combat and gunplay it's pretty lackluster when it comes down to the general enemy feedback, especially visually, there are just pathetic bloodsplatters as you unload a fat shotgun shell to an enemy's head (except for the Lycans, who is the only enemey in the game who can have their head explode for some reason). You kind of expect there to be some bullet wounds or flesh wounds on some of the enemies as you shoot them, I think it'd add a lot more satisfaction to the overall gunplay feel if this was the case. It's really underwhelming considering this time around there's a lot more focus on combat in general. Shame, really. Although I'll say that the animations as they get staggered do look good and fluid whenever you shoot their limbs, how they stumble around or get knocked back by a shotgun shell. It's all good and dandy there I'd say but the gore is severely lacking. Doesn't need to be over the top just more prominent.
Goddammit why is this review only 8 minutes long, I wanna hear more of that cynical yet alluring voice for 30 minutes because Matthewmatosis certainly isn't giving it anymore. :P
I never post TH-cam comments, but Nerrel posted a video in lightning speed and god damnit I'm going to encourage it so uhh... Thanks for the vid man! Make more.
This is nearly my exact thoughts on the game. Except the bell puzzle, there wasn't that many places to hide a bell in that room and we already saw swinging lamps in the dungeon.
I kind of like it how, based on the visuals, I have *no* idea what the deal with this game is. And I've played every numbered Resident Evil, some of which several times. I'll pick the game up soon, because the fact that people in these (thankfully) non-spoiler reviews show such wildly different parts of this game intrigues me. Like, how can such different flavors of crazy exist in a single game? I have to know haha. Great video as always, man!
So much of the prerelease trailers and such focused on vampire mommy, but her section is honestly less than a fourth of the total game. Capcom did a pretty good job preserving the mystery. It's definitely a game that goes places but maintains that wacky RE feeling.
RE is a goofy fucking series. It gave us the infamous "Jill Sandwich" line, Leon gets chased through a Spanish castle by a giant robotic Napolean statue, Chris punches boulders while fighting a giant monster in an active volcano. RE8's plot gets kinda' dark and takes some twists near the end, but overall the game still has that same "silly, but in a fun way" atmosphere that the rest of the games do.
Very very valid take And about the tight fov I had the same issue, I missed like almost every jump scare but like 3, a few times I actually killed my self and reloaded because I thought I missed some big important thing like when the werewolf ransacked the house in the very beginning
Guess I was lucky with the bell puzzle, managed to get through it really quickly & never thought about it again. Didn't expect to see it bought up anywhere lol
Maybe it was just me, but I didn't mind RE7's gorefest opener. It's clear that where RE8 took inspiration from old monster horror classics, RE7 took inspiration from the slasher genre like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, and I thought it fit the RE universe well, especially considering all the over the top monsters we've seen from the series so far and some of the shit Leon and especially Chris have gone through. Also, the Bakers are the best villains in the series, I said it.
Nemesis from the original 1999 RE3, is in my opinion still the best Tyrant of the franchise. As for villains, the Bakers were good, but I really liked the villains in RE4. Speaking of RE7, I still can't get over that the true villain of RE7 was Mia Winters and she got away with it too lol.
Ngl, the bell puzzle was pretty fun because he built upon two previous things. The fire puzzles, which show you that shooting them makes them swing. And the creaky swinging lamp in the courtyard. The chandleier actually makes noise, not much but it does. When I actually paid attention I felt a little sillier for not noticing sooner.
Great review! I agree for the most part that this is a fun "greatest hits" RE, but I'm hoping RE9 covers some new ground or is at least more focused on the survival-horror of the classics.
Resident Evil Village goes so far out the realm of possibility that it becomes normal for a giant scrap metal gundam to call chris a boulder-punching asshole, or for a guy with a fan for a torso to follow you around a massive sentinel factory. This game is so unapologetically insane that Capcom knew the only way to revert the franchise back was to transform every single character in the game into a warhead-sized crater that is probably visible from space.
Another fine review, Nerrell. Something I would state tho is that RE4 would give you a clue as to whether treasure was 'complete' by examining each item and seeing its description. I must admit when I saw the finished game I thought "it's 4 through the engine of 7". More good than bad and plenty of fresh (supernatural) stuff, but I can't help feel the series' high points were in 2002 and 2005...
Exactly. It's fun to play, and has a couple scary moments, but the ridiculous elements of it stretched things too far, and took me out of it. It did feel like "greatest hits", though I think that's unfortunately unintentional. I think Capcom thinks this is a bold new direction, and we're going to see more like this.
It needed to embrace either the horror or the action horror to be a true masterpiece like RE1 Remake or RE4. I see RE4 in Village, but it definitely isn't as good as RE4.
@@Gruntvc Agreed. I don't think their first person approach can ever match the action gameplay of the 00s titles. And even in the horror sections it feels very theme park/haunted house like. But dang, that Beneviento section in Village was fantastic.
"you'll see her, and she's enough of a threat that you'll move more carefully through the castle, but she doesn't dominate the gameplay like i want her to dominate me"
I totally agree. Except that Bell puzzle wasn’t that hard. Idk if I just had an eye for it but it’s the second or third of the bells I shot. I suppose it depends on the quality and size of screen you play it on but still. EZ. I liked your summary of 8 and have to say it sums it up hella good.
loved both 7 and 8 - 7 feels very solid and complete, 8 i liked a lot as well but not as much as 7, good fun action game though with a bit of horror, definitely they are aiming to make a much bigger and more complete game on ps5 with re9
What the future of resident evil needs is a third person/fixed camera and an first person mode. This means reworking the horror aspect to suit each playstyle which may not be possible but what I found is that the first and third person cameras work decently well. I played through the remakes in VR and I have to say I enjoy that more than any other camera view. The lickers jumping from the vents in the lab got me freaking out and that isn't something that can be achieved by just looking at a TV or watching a character on a TV, I need to be the one in that view to feel terrified. Village in VR is going to be awesome. I can't wait.
I think this was supposed to be Romania and set in the Transylvania/Carpathian mountains no less. Capcom got lazy and cheap here with the voice acting. Not one character or enemy speaks Romanian or uses an appropriate accent. Remember in RE4 and RE5 the enemies often spoke their respective native languages? They tried harder in RE7 with the Southern accents. Very immersion breaking during these segments lol.
Also the sudden day/night transition, i. Re7 going in the basement in the guest house its daylight but when you exit the basement a few minutes later its the middle of the night, in re8 when you go into the first house after the transport crashes its nighttime but a couple minutes later its daytime.
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i just realized not only does he heal his severed hand but actually heals his severed SHIRT too, now that's based
*SPOILER*
Him and his clothes are mold.
@@BananaMana69 if you're gonna put a spoiler tag, you should hit enter a few times so people have to hit read more and aren't accidentally spoiled.
@@gregorymirabella1423 Good idea
Also, anyone else take a look at the cross section of Ethan's severed hand and notice how thick his jacket is.
@@Dragzilla66 you had to click show more to read it. that's on you bud.
"This is lame, and it also sucks" is the kind of top tier criticism that keeps me coming back to Nerrel's content.
Pink Moon is incredible
I figured this would be posted in 6 months or so. Nice.
"Welcome once again to Too Late, Who Gives a Shit"
I figured he'd post it in 10 years, which is about as long as the Twilight references are old.
6 months old and 20 minutes longer
Yea kinda surprised
Yeah he contradicted what he said in the rose of Skywalker review
"That boulder punching asshole"
- Bad guy talking about Chris.
I hope they bring back Wesker just for this quote alone
It's something that i recognized, so i clapped when i heard it. Unfortunately i was playing it in VR at that time and that was enough to destroy my controllers.
@@deadliestvice5356 totally worth it
Died laughing at that part..
@@deadliestvice5356 ....How?? RE:8 doesn’t have a VR mode.
was I the only one that noticed whenever switching firearms quick enough it looks like Ethan has octopus arms? Seriously switch weapons a bunch, he looks like he has 8 arms lol
That's why he's so okay with his hands getting torn up and whatnot, got plenty of octopus arms to spare
If you increase the FoV it's even more obvious. Even on the default you can briefly see his 4 arms.
YES
YueuuP
I would sit in the save room spamming the arrow keys
Me after finishing the game:
"I wonder what that moon thinks about the game"
Me after finishing video: "I'm satisfied"
He's probably cold!
Nerrel is now officially "That Moon."
Is this your new series, “Too Early, Who Even Finished it Yet?”
"Your right hands comes off??"
Is it just me or did his sleeve reattach too?
"Where's everyone going? B I N G O ! ?"
I miss ya here Leon Ethan is lame and they do Chris Redfield dirty. They make Chris look like a total idiot. Not cool.
Also, "You're small time Saddler!"
@@Artersa His sleeve does indeed reattach itself thanks to the Jesus juice. That's because the Japanese version doesn't have dismemberment, so it doesn't seem as ridiculous. The just becomes temporarily unusable until Ethan heals it in the elevator. Japanese CERO restrictions placed on the "Rated D" version also is the likely cause why, near the end, they felt the need to spell out again what seemed clear just by playing RE7.
I definitely said "Where's everyone going, Bingo?" out loud to absolutely no one at that part in the game, so the beginning of this made me really happy.
Not gonna lie, you sold me on this more than anything else
Nerrel has blessed us with two videos in one month.
Trully providence.
Dude making Twilight jokes about a decade since Twilight has been relevant makes me think this is secretly another segment of, “Too late, who gives a shit?”
Wow, not an episode of Too Late Who Gives a Shit? I’m genuinely Surprised!
Idk. I think the Twilight jokes put it in that category just a bit.
5:31 "...instead of being startled I feel like I have to move the camera around because I'm missing something that the game wants me to see." I love this line and I can relate to this feeling.
In RE 4, if you read the description of the treatures, Leon mentions the treasures are missing something or not.
I was so confused by the thumbnail until I saw it was a nerrel video and remembered things like this are normal
Ethan straight up being robert pattinson WOULD be an improvement to the game, yes.
@@coreyander286 “pans up” dude no. You only pan left and right. You “tilt” up and down. You gotta know the on-set lingo
I mean, dude is actually a good actor, so it would surely be an improvement on the current voice actor’s line delivery.
@@thedapperdolphin1590 I always found it funny that Ethan's VA in 7 just did little grunts whenever his limbs were torn off
I think my favourite part of the game was TH-cam recommending me 20-30 videos of it despite me having zero interest in shooters or horror games, because nothing sells a game quite like an extremely transparent marketing scheme.
Nerrel: *uploads review *
Me: "Oh hell yeah! Let me watch it immediately."
Now I've seen you in two comment sections.
"Company Against Powerful Crossovers of Media"
Me, still mourning the non-existence of MvC4 : Why would you say that to me :(
Maybe I'm just too used to certain patterns, but with that bell puzzle, I immediately saw the chandelier and thought there's just no way it doesn't have a bell. The one outside was the one that got me for a couple minutes, though, meaning I fell for a really basic logic trick.
Came for the texture pack, stayed for the insightful reviews
IIRC the description of treasures in RE4 would always give a hint if it was unfinished or not.
Yeah, I think they added that to RE Village cause they don't trust most players now.
*cough* game journos and causal. *Cough*
Most definitely did tell you, I guess people don't read....
The Capcom leaks indicated that moving forward, they intend to drop the numbering scheme for mainline titles so I think your take at the end was about appropriate.
I'm expecting that the RE4 remake will build off of the new lore info from VIIIage, and then whatever RE IX is will probably allow for a cleaner break from the overall Umbrella storyline.
They'll never manage to break away from Umbrella, they're like crackheads with that stuff, always going back to it
RE Village really didn't need any connection to Umbrella or Spencer. It can stand on its own like RE4 did.
For everything? I thought it was just for monster hunter
@@milla8632 no numbers is the best option, especially if the games aren't contiguous
Umbrellas been "dead" since RE4 and it wasn't even from the characters but from STOCKS
I think from the things we learned and were shown their hinting at an actual return and *actual* satisfying end
They could even link it all the way back to RE 4 with Krausers "almost let it slip"
i said pretty much the same thing about the second area being silent hill esc. when you're the only series left you have to be all of them, you know? great video as always nerrel
To be fair, if Capcom wants to go in this direction and have this be their new style of horror, I am all for it.
I think they are taking the, try to appease everyone, route most AAA games do now. Unfortunately, they usually end up appeasing no one now.
I preferred RE2 over Silent Hill. Didn't want RE to become Silent Hill with the normal everyday protagonist and all the super natural baloney.
@@Gruntvc I like both for different reasons, but I would almost rather see capcom revive something lik Haunting Grounds for the SH type horror
@@Odinsday I'm excited to see where they take things from here.
@Dinoraptus, Exactly, I was fine with both existing and doing their respective horror. Lord knows Capcom could use some real competition like Silent Hill today.
Unfortunately for Silent Hill, Konami owns it and everything they own is fated to become a pachinko machine lol.
And yes, Capcom already had a more super natural IP with Haunting Ground.
And they also have another IP perfect for the super powered hero protagonists they went in hard with in Village, Devil May Cry.
Dud you know that DMC exists thanks to an early build of RE4 that Shinji Mikami felt was too super powered action for RE and he convinced Capcom to make a new franchise for it instead? Man I miss that brilliance.
To be fair, i´ve never found the Resident Evil series to be scary, i'm alwais in for the silly stuff, the body horror and the amazing gameplay
That bell puzzle was easy... I'm honestly surprised people had trouble with it.
Easiest was the one that made ya look out the window to get the answer lmao.
This is why game designers are terrified of putting in harder puzzles and mechanics in their games because people get stumped on the easiest things. RE8's puzzles were so easy a 10 year old could solve them by guessing.
Honestly. I had trouble with the chandelier bell and the outside bell. I didn't have to look anything up, but I did leave and come back to reset my brain.
I loved that puzzle alot tbh, think it's fun to find hidden things like that. The one that stumped me for a bit was the one outside the window, was cool finding it for myself!
Lol it was only hard because it lied to me. "Find the five bells IN THIS CHAMBER" oh look that fifth bell is outside. Womp womp, I feel dumb now
Ethan patching his hand together with the magic water was so much funnier to me than it probably should've been.
But at the same time, I'm actually really satisfied that they embraced the goofiness and tied the overpoweredness of healing items in video games into the universe.
In almost every video game with healing items, you can take a near fatal blow to the head, and your character will be fine after wrapping their arm with a bandage.
Capcom tying this into the game's canon and turning it into a bit of a joke helped as well to emphasise RE:8 being an amalgam of everything great that's come before it.
I had a really good time with this game, and this video was a very satisfying summary of my experience with the game. It's not something that I'd want repeated over and over in the future, but I'm glad it exists, and it's been one of my most enjoyable gaming experiences in a long time.
Edit: SPOLER FOR 8 (just in case)
I really don't get why people keep being confused about Ethan's healing powers, and how the juice is really nothing special, maybe even just a placebo. Even back in 7 it was made clear he was infected, and regenerated just like the Bakers did. Hell, that's the whole reason he sees Eveline as a little girl to begin with. Like I guess to people who played 8 without playing 7 first it wouldn't make sense? But to hear people who played both still didn't connect the dots is very odd to me.
How the hell are you not getting more views? You are arguably one of the most insightful, most down to earth youtubers that feels genuine. You know your shit and you articulate it perfectly, you deserve better man, hope all is well!
This game is the "Twilight: breaking dawn part 3" sequel we've been waiting for!
"Ethan is so dumb is says dumb corny lines."
"I love Leon in resident evil 4 he is so cool!"
The Duality of Man
Your right hand comes off!?
Holy fucking shit xD Did they really do Ethan's hands that fucking dirty over that one line?!
Did... people have a hard time with the bell? Looking at the footage. You didn’t ascend the stairs high enough. It was pretty clear
Have to agree, felt it was pretty obvious to check the chandelier...
Did...
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@@ShamliseG im a terrible player and often have to look things up, but this was one of the easier ones. I cant imagine people had a hard time with it, but I guess so.
Yeah I thought it was pretty straightforward too
I want to watch this video, but I value the authentic Nerrel experience so I'm not going to actually watch it for 6 more months
So I've never played a resident evil game.
TIME TO WATCH REVIEWS!
Update: I have played resident evil 2 remake and it is very good, I am a fan now :)
Nerrel has a bunch of them, and theyre all excellent takes.
I'd Reccommend RE2make or RE4 to start, they're both accessible and show the best of what the series has to offer. Seven is a must play if you want to play this since it is a direct sequel with plot connections. Also REmake on Gamecube is fantastic but kinda archaic and difficult so I wouldn't reccomend starting there.
@@Jof- Yeah that's my recommendation too. RE2make or RE4 to start, based on whether you want horror or action horror.
@@Jof- The RE1 Remake is on Steam and an excellent place to start. I think it's the best game in the series, and I didn't find it particularly difficult even though it was my first RE game. The lack of tank controls helps a LOT.
Playing the first three remakes in succession is probably the best thing you can do for yourself in terms of getting into the franchise as a new player.
I'd probably start with 7&8, and the RE1 remake
The stuff with Ethan's hands being rekt looks really good in VR, it really sells the experience.
Hope they port village to next gen VR.
that was the whole point. i think most people forget RE7 was built with VR in mind and that's why it's 1st person and mostly gore involves your hands.
@@zingbanana they probably forget because it's only available on PSVR
@@zingbanana It's wasn't built for VR, it's was decided quite late in that VR would be included, it was made first person because that works better for survival horror
Beautiful intro! Instant sub for that! Made me laugh 3 times and I laughed harder after each!
give us the god damned texture pack >:U
You will eat when the food is ready
Been re watching all your other videos lately. What a treat.
"This is lame. And it also sucks."
6:14
One of the issues you mentioned is resolved by having a surround system or headphones that support that kind of 3d sound, enabling you to hear something break behind you, instead of something just breaking.
You’re my favorite reviewer/commentator/analyst on TH-cam. Always spot on with keen observations, intelligent comprehension and fair criticisms. I’m glad you enjoyed 8. I agree with everything you mentioned and also feel that it was the most successful in creating environments that are finally as visually stunning as the fixed backgrounds from earlier games. Especially the castle. Everywhere you look is like a work of art. I also miss the melodic themes from older games, but I thought the ambient music in 8 was a nice subtle touch.
No mention of the half assed implementation of the RE4 inventory system? It's practically non-existent and provides nothing to the gameplay and honestly just feel like they threw it in with no thought behind it whatsoever. I think the crafting system kind of ruined it completely, as crafting materials don't take up any space in your inventory which makes its management mini-game don't serve any purpose other than being an homage to RE4 to please older fans while failing at it miserably.
The crafting system becomes its own hidden inventory to some extent as you can craft first aid kits and ammunition on the go whenever you feel like needing it and it won't ever take up space this way. The fact that it pauses the game completely as you craft items kind of takes away the survival aspect of a survival horror game. It's pretty dumb I gotta say and not so well thought out on Capcom's part.
As for the overall combat and gunplay it's pretty lackluster when it comes down to the general enemy feedback, especially visually, there are just pathetic bloodsplatters as you unload a fat shotgun shell to an enemy's head (except for the Lycans, who is the only enemey in the game who can have their head explode for some reason).
You kind of expect there to be some bullet wounds or flesh wounds on some of the enemies as you shoot them, I think it'd add a lot more satisfaction to the overall gunplay feel if this was the case. It's really underwhelming considering this time around there's a lot more focus on combat in general. Shame, really.
Although I'll say that the animations as they get staggered do look good and fluid whenever you shoot their limbs, how they stumble around or get knocked back by a shotgun shell. It's all good and dandy there I'd say but the gore is severely lacking. Doesn't need to be over the top just more prominent.
This whole ‘game’ is pointless
Goddammit why is this review only 8 minutes long, I wanna hear more of that cynical yet alluring voice for 30 minutes because Matthewmatosis certainly isn't giving it anymore. :P
Could try KingK
He's got another one of those TH-cam Critic ASMR voices
I was seeing another video when the notification popped up. I paused the other video and came as quickly as i could to see what nerrel has for us
You have blessed us with 2 uploads in May . Thank you
I never post TH-cam comments, but Nerrel posted a video in lightning speed and god damnit I'm going to encourage it so uhh... Thanks for the vid man! Make more.
This is nearly my exact thoughts on the game. Except the bell puzzle, there wasn't that many places to hide a bell in that room and we already saw swinging lamps in the dungeon.
I kind of like it how, based on the visuals, I have *no* idea what the deal with this game is. And I've played every numbered Resident Evil, some of which several times.
I'll pick the game up soon, because the fact that people in these (thankfully) non-spoiler reviews show such wildly different parts of this game intrigues me. Like, how can such different flavors of crazy exist in a single game? I have to know haha.
Great video as always, man!
So much of the prerelease trailers and such focused on vampire mommy, but her section is honestly less than a fourth of the total game. Capcom did a pretty good job preserving the mystery. It's definitely a game that goes places but maintains that wacky RE feeling.
@@UltimateCarl Wacky RE feeling? What does that mean?
RE is a goofy fucking series. It gave us the infamous "Jill Sandwich" line, Leon gets chased through a Spanish castle by a giant robotic Napolean statue, Chris punches boulders while fighting a giant monster in an active volcano.
RE8's plot gets kinda' dark and takes some twists near the end, but overall the game still has that same "silly, but in a fun way" atmosphere that the rest of the games do.
@@UltimateCarl But what about what's just plainly dumb and poorly made?
Great video. For the record, you don't need to see the prompt to pick up items. You can even do it while shooting
I was literally binging his videos yesterday
amazing, i was hoping Nerrel review this....
Very very valid take
And about the tight fov I had the same issue, I missed like almost every jump scare but like 3, a few times I actually killed my self and reloaded because I thought I missed some big important thing like when the werewolf ransacked the house in the very beginning
Can you do an re7 review? That would be epic bro.
OMG that Leon quip montage at the end.
Guess I was lucky with the bell puzzle, managed to get through it really quickly & never thought about it again. Didn't expect to see it bought up anywhere lol
Great vid, I'm enjoying this game a lot. You are my most trusted reviewer at this point, I hope to see more retro content too.
You are the first one to show Village gyro controls, thanks.
That’s a strangely stock thumbnail you’ve got there Nerrel. I will watch anyway
Maybe it was just me, but I didn't mind RE7's gorefest opener. It's clear that where RE8 took inspiration from old monster horror classics, RE7 took inspiration from the slasher genre like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, and I thought it fit the RE universe well, especially considering all the over the top monsters we've seen from the series so far and some of the shit Leon and especially Chris have gone through. Also, the Bakers are the best villains in the series, I said it.
Nemesis from the original 1999 RE3, is in my opinion still the best Tyrant of the franchise.
As for villains, the Bakers were good, but I really liked the villains in RE4.
Speaking of RE7, I still can't get over that the true villain of RE7 was Mia Winters and she got away with it too lol.
RE7 seemed the most like The Evil Dead to me.
Watched nearly every video of yours. Liked and subscribed!
Ngl, the bell puzzle was pretty fun because he built upon two previous things.
The fire puzzles, which show you that shooting them makes them swing.
And the creaky swinging lamp in the courtyard.
The chandleier actually makes noise, not much but it does. When I actually paid attention I felt a little sillier for not noticing sooner.
I feel like I'm being given an important message that I need to decipher.
Thanks Nerrel.
God Nerrels videos are so excellent and rewatchable. His editing is incredible
Great review! I agree for the most part that this is a fun "greatest hits" RE, but I'm hoping RE9 covers some new ground or is at least more focused on the survival-horror of the classics.
Did anyone else think most of the boss fights were too simplistic?
Yeah, they were just bullet sponges for the most part
Man I would love if you uploaded more.
I heard tingle was originally a fanfiction of WarioWare Smooth Moves.
you're right
damn,I was waiting for your review, but I was expecting you to upload it like 6 months or so
Thanks for the spoiler free review.
I haven't had much time to play it lately, so i'm stuck to small doses.
It's good to know where you stand with it.
Resident Evil Village goes so far out the realm of possibility that it becomes normal for a giant scrap metal gundam to call chris a boulder-punching asshole, or for a guy with a fan for a torso to follow you around a massive sentinel factory. This game is so unapologetically insane that Capcom knew the only way to revert the franchise back was to transform every single character in the game into a warhead-sized crater that is probably visible from space.
haha, Thats exactly how Leon would have reacted to being bashed into the floor.
Nerrel, what are your opinions on the newly announced Metroid Dread? Could you do a review when it comes out?
Another fine review, Nerrell. Something I would state tho is that RE4 would give you a clue as to whether treasure was 'complete' by examining each item and seeing its description.
I must admit when I saw the finished game I thought "it's 4 through the engine of 7". More good than bad and plenty of fresh (supernatural) stuff, but I can't help feel the series' high points were in 2002 and 2005...
Yay woohoo yayyyyyyyy
Nerrel's the only person who can get me to watch 10 - 30 minute videos on games I don't even care about.
Your last upload was 2 weeks ago!? Your videos are so high in my demand it felt like a month.
Exactly. It's fun to play, and has a couple scary moments, but the ridiculous elements of it stretched things too far, and took me out of it. It did feel like "greatest hits", though I think that's unfortunately unintentional. I think Capcom thinks this is a bold new direction, and we're going to see more like this.
It needed to embrace either the horror or the action horror to be a true masterpiece like RE1 Remake or RE4.
I see RE4 in Village, but it definitely isn't as good as RE4.
@@Gruntvc Agreed. I don't think their first person approach can ever match the action gameplay of the 00s titles. And even in the horror sections it feels very theme park/haunted house like. But dang, that Beneviento section in Village was fantastic.
Great vid Nerrel.
I'm currently playing through this and can I just say, what a great non-spoilery review. Cheers Nerrel
Lol people got stuck on the bells? Dang lmao
You mean "Ding lmao"?
"you'll see her, and she's enough of a threat that you'll move more carefully through the castle, but she doesn't dominate the gameplay like i want her to dominate me"
I totally agree. Except that Bell puzzle wasn’t that hard. Idk if I just had an eye for it but it’s the second or third of the bells I shot. I suppose it depends on the quality and size of screen you play it on but still. EZ.
I liked your summary of 8 and have to say it sums it up hella good.
Your thumbnails are legendary.
im pretty sure the only reason people even know about Resident Evil 8 was the tall vampire lady, nothing else lmao
loved both 7 and 8 - 7 feels very solid and complete, 8 i liked a lot as well but not as much as 7, good fun action game though with a bit of horror, definitely they are aiming to make a much bigger and more complete game on ps5 with re9
What the future of resident evil needs is a third person/fixed camera and an first person mode. This means reworking the horror aspect to suit each playstyle which may not be possible but what I found is that the first and third person cameras work decently well. I played through the remakes in VR and I have to say I enjoy that more than any other camera view. The lickers jumping from the vents in the lab got me freaking out and that isn't something that can be achieved by just looking at a TV or watching a character on a TV, I need to be the one in that view to feel terrified.
Village in VR is going to be awesome. I can't wait.
two videos the same month what a blessing
Been waiting for this
Oh boy new nerrel video
The only themes I could remember were Moreau (Fish Man)'s theme and the save room. That's it
Would you be able to do a resident evil 7 review I think that would be a very good video.
What I'd like to know is: Where exactly in Eastern Europe is this village where everybody speaks flawless English without an accent? lol
I think this was supposed to be Romania and set in the Transylvania/Carpathian mountains no less.
Capcom got lazy and cheap here with the voice acting.
Not one character or enemy speaks Romanian or uses an appropriate accent.
Remember in RE4 and RE5 the enemies often spoke their respective native languages? They tried harder in RE7 with the Southern accents.
Very immersion breaking during these segments lol.
Man, I want you to review every game.
Keyboard prompts switching to gamepad prompts 🤔 is the gyro aiming easier to set up then Remake 2 & 3?
I loved the bell puzzle.
My years with Waldo trained me well.
This Video was a blessing. Thank you kind sir
Also the sudden day/night transition, i. Re7 going in the basement in the guest house its daylight but when you exit the basement a few minutes later its the middle of the night, in re8 when you go into the first house after the transport crashes its nighttime but a couple minutes later its daytime.
Thank you Nerrel.
My biggest gripe? Ultrawide but no Fov slider.. RE7 had an Fov slider but no UW.
Capcom can’t pick a lane.
I'm just glad that you're the ONE reviewer who actually pronounced Dimitrescu correctly.
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I recommend this video anyway:)
The Influences of Resident Evil Village by eurothug4000